At the start of the World Cup, all the focus was on Walcott. Now you never hear about him. Does Erickson regret his decision to bring him to Germany?
He must do. He brought 4 strikers. He rested one tonight because a booking would rule him out of the next game. Then one got injured. He had a choice of two players to bring on - the one with the booking hanging over his head, or Walcott. If ever there was a time to bring on Walcott in a situation which actually mattered, it was now. The fact he didn't speaks volumes.
Picking Walcott for the squad was the desperate act of a man with nothing to lose, looking for a long shot to come in to bring him glory. He messed up big time. Good riddence to Sven.
Anyway, time for this thread to be moved to another place, methinks.